Author Topic: mech discussion (Read 7806 times)

necro · « **on:** March 05, 2006, 10:55:00 am »

Well, IMO: mechs are very cool. In fact, in just about everyones opinions, mechs are the shizle. So, lets discuss.

As far as mech are concerened, full movement and leg design is often considered unlikely for large crafts do to a single main factor: gravity. But, as a possible solution, if the main body was partialy or fully bouyent, legs could easily jump and clamber as they wanted. Think of an armored baloon with jointed limbs and weapons. As far as way to achieve bouyancy, the main options are vacume chamber, hydrogen, and helium (in order of effectiveness.) All have negatives, but H2 is the most problamatic...as it violently reactes with oxygen and other substances. Helium is heavier, and unlike H2 and a vacume, would be dependant on be refueled with more He for any that it lost through leakage. Vacumes have the maximal possible bouyancy, but a material capable of sustaing its shape and still be light enough to be plossible is a problem. With new materials like carbon fibers though, a ultralight self supporting vacume envelope could be possible I believe. If so, you could increase or decrease the size of the envelope to inrease or decrease the bounacy and as such, alow for lift and decent.

To me, this seems a plossible way to make large scale mechanoids...what are your thoughts? (On this and other issues)

Spellshaper · « **Reply #1 on:** March 05, 2006, 11:18:00 am »

Dude, mechs pwn!

I think it

spengo · « **Reply #2 on:** March 05, 2006, 12:10:00 pm »

http://digitalcamera.101reviews.com/news/worlds-1st-mech-warrior-becomes-reality

necro · « **Reply #3 on:** March 05, 2006, 01:33:00 pm »

Indeed I have seen this before, but that thing is to slow to do much. A vehicle that uses legs to esentialy pull and fling it around the earth would be quite intresting, as could be the case with bouyant mechs. The bouyant concept could also be applied to anywhere, even contininets (have a large enough space displaced and even millions of tons can float)

arti · « **Reply #4 on:** March 05, 2006, 04:10:00 pm »

Yes, and the only problem is that it won't be humans who will control them.

- Alex

spengo · « **Reply #5 on:** March 23, 2006, 02:19:00 pm »

How's this

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=9149604570487420597&q=2142
*spengo wants* @_@

Spellshaper · « **Reply #6 on:** March 24, 2006, 02:36:00 am »

O_O

*roaaar*

*Spellshaper

kalan_vod · « **Reply #7 on:** March 24, 2006, 05:00:00 am »

Lol that looks sweet! I wish that this would happen, be like Gundum Wing Zero

spengo · « **Reply #8 on:** March 24, 2006, 01:22:00 pm »

It's projected release is next fall.

kalan_vod · « **Reply #9 on:** March 24, 2006, 03:29:00 pm »

What the game or mech?

spengo · « **Reply #10 on:** March 24, 2006, 04:04:00 pm »

Both.